UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025101800.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 18 OCT 25 Searching for KTWC... Searching the city database file for: KTWC ... Date:0000Z 18 OCT 25 Station: KTWC WMO ident: 72274 Latitude: 32.23 Longitude: -110.96 Elevation: 751.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 70 SFC 925 751 24.6 6.6 31 18.0 13.9 335 4 304.5 305.7 290.1 324.4 6.62 2 920 799 22.8 5.8 33 17.0 12.9 318 8 303.1 304.3 289.3 322.0 6.29 3 850 1483 16.4 4.4 45 12.0 9.6 305 13 303.3 304.5 289.3 321.9 6.17 4 830 1685 14.6 4.6 51 10.0 8.9 305 11 303.5 304.7 289.6 322.8 6.41 5 770 2313 8.2 3.2 71 5.0 5.5 280 12 303.2 304.3 289.4 322.0 6.26 6 721 2852 3.8 1.6 86 2.2 2.7 240 13 304.1 305.2 289.4 322.2 5.97 7 717 2897 3.6 0.6 81 3.0 2.1 233 13 304.4 305.4 289.2 321.3 5.58 8 714 2932 3.0 1.1 87 1.9 2.0 228 14 304.1 305.2 289.3 321.7 5.81 9 710 2977 2.8 -0.2 81 3.0 1.3 221 14 304.3 305.3 288.9 320.5 5.31 10 707 3011 2.4 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295.8 346.4 0.01 52 219 11613 -47.9 -73.9 3 26.0 -48.4 255 80 347.8 347.8 296.1 347.8 0.01 53 214 11765 -47.9 -74.9 3 27.0 -48.5 255 76 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.1 0.01 54 203 12113 -49.7 -76.7 3 27.0 -50.2 255 82 352.6 352.6 297.2 352.6 0.01 55 200 12210 -50.5 -76.5 3 26.0 -51.0 255 86 352.8 352.8 297.3 352.8 0.01 56 168 13323 -57.3 -80.3 4 23.0 -57.5 253 75 359.5 359.5 298.6 359.5 0.00 57 163 13513 -57.7 -81.7 3 24.0 -57.9 252 77 362.0 362.0 299.1 362.0 0.00 58 150 14030 -61.7 -82.7 4 21.0 -61.9 255 62 363.8 363.8 299.4 363.8 0.00 59 100 16500 -70.5 -86.5 8 16.0 -70.6 250 26 391.5 391.5 304.0 391.5 0.00 60 95 16802 -71.3 -87.3 8 16.0 -71.3 249 26 395.7 395.7 304.6 395.7 0.00 61 93 16927 -70.9 -86.9 8 16.0 -71.0 244 25 398.9 398.9 305.0 398.9 0.00 62 91 17055 -71.9 -86.9 9 15.0 -72.0 240 25 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 63 88 17253 -70.5 -87.5 6 17.0 -70.6 234 24 406.1 406.1 306.0 406.1 0.00 64 84 17527 -71.7 -87.7 7 16.0 -71.8 238 25 409.1 409.1 306.4 409.1 0.00 65 77 18042 -67.9 -87.9 4 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-58.7 -88.7 1 30.0 -59.6 58 10 554.9 554.9 318.3 554.9 0.00 80 33 23246 -56.7 -88.7 1 32.0 -57.9 39 17 574.2 574.2 319.4 574.2 0.00 81 30 23850 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.5 100 1 588.4 588.4 320.0 588.5 0.01 82 28 24289 -55.1 -88.1 1 33.0 -56.8 83 3 606.3 606.3 320.9 606.3 0.01 83 27 24520 -56.1 -88.1 1 32.0 -57.6 93 5 609.8 609.8 321.0 609.8 0.01 84 25 25012 -54.3 -87.3 1 33.0 -56.3 139 7 628.5 628.5 321.9 628.6 0.01 85 22 25829 -55.5 -87.5 1 32.0 -57.5 215 12 648.4 648.4 322.6 648.4 0.01 86 20 26440 -53.5 -87.5 1 34.0 -56.1 275 8 672.4 672.4 323.5 672.5 0.01 87 15 28295 -50.5 -85.5 1 35.0 -54.6 203 11 740.0 740.1 325.7 740.2 0.02 88 14 28741 -52.3 -86.3 1 34.0 -56.0 245 12 748.7 748.7 325.9 748.8 0.02 89 13 29220 -51.5 -85.5 1 34.0 -55.6 255 17 767.5 767.5 326.4 767.7 0.02 90 11 30296 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -57.3 243 33 798.5 798.5 327.2 798.7 0.02 91 11 30296 -53.3 -86.3 1 33.0 -57.3 243 33 798.5 798.5 327.2 798.7 0.02 92 10 30910 -52.1 -87.1 1 35.0 -56.8 260 39 825.1 825.1 327.8 825.2 0.02 93 8.4 32045 -49.9 -85.9 1 36.0 -56.1 875.9 875.9 329.0 876.2 0.03 94 7.7 32620 -44.5 -83.5 1 39.0 -53.6 919.7 919.7 329.8 920.2 0.05 95 7.1 33163 -45.5 -83.5 1 38.0 -54.4 937.1 937.2 330.1 937.7 0.05 TRP 91 17055 -71.9 -86.9 9 15.0 -72.0 240 25 399.4 399.4 305.1 399.4 0.00 WND 266 10313 -41.7 -60.5 11 18.8 -42.5 250 105 338.0 338.0 293.9 338.2 0.04 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5680.00 m Freezing level: 634.88 mb = 3878.34 m = 12724.07 ft Wetbulb zero: 696.78 mb = 3129.22 m = 10266.34 ft Precipitable water: 0.62 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 33.18 % Est. max temperature: 23.38 C = 74.09 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 708.94 mb = 2989.24 m = 9807.11 ft T: 2.66 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.23 C/km ThetaE index: 2.61 C Layer 705.0- 697.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 693.12 mb = 3171.56 m = 10405.24 ft Mean mixing ratio: 6.27 g/kg Conv temperature: 25.36 C = 77.65 F Cap Strength: 4.30 C Lifted Index: 3.51 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 8.15 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.89 C Showalter Index: 3.63 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 44.20 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.10 C Cross Totals Index: 16.10 C K Index: 28.40 Risk: 40-60 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 125.80 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.40 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1.89 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 1.95 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 52581.35 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.10 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 712.22 mb = 2951.85 m = 9684.44 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 285 at 22 knt ---------------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 925 751 335 4 1.7 -3.6 | 96 20 -19.9 2.0 1 925 755 315 6 4.2 -4.2 | 95 17 -17.3 1.4 2 908 914 325 14 8.0 -11.5 | 67 15 -13.5 -5.8 3 876 1219 320 15 9.6 -11.5 | 64 13 -11.9 -5.8 4 850 1483 305 13 10.6 -7.5 | 81 11 -10.9 -1.8 5 815 1829 305 9 7.4 -5.2 | 92 14 -14.2 0.5 6 786 2134 305 10 8.2 -5.7 | 90 13 -13.4 -0.1 7 757 2438 260 14 13.8 2.4 | 136 11 -7.8 8.1 8 730 2743 255 12 11.6 3.1 | 131 13 -10.0 8.8 9 704 3048 210 15 7.5 13.0 | 143 23 -14.1 18.6 10 700 3092 210 16 8.0 13.9 | 145 24 -13.6 19.5 11 652 3658 245 22 19.9 9.3 | 174 15 -1.6 14.9 12 627 3962 260 23 22.7 4.0 | 186 10 1.1 9.6 13 603 4267 255 30 29.0 7.8 | 209 15 7.4 13.4 14 580 4572 245 36 32.6 15.2 | 208 24 11.1 20.9 15 558 4877 250 38 35.7 13.0 | 217 23 14.2 18.6 16 500 5750 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 226 31 22.6 21.7 17 497 5791 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 226 31 22.6 21.7 18 478 6096 250 59 55.4 20.2 | 233 43 33.9 25.8 19 459 6401 255 69 66.6 17.9 | 242 51 45.1 23.5 20 400 7430 245 74 67.1 31.3 | 231 59 45.5 36.9 21 390 7620 245 75 68.0 31.7 | 231 60 46.4 37.3 22 315 9144 250 90 84.6 30.8 | 240 73 63.0 36.4 23 300 9490 250 93 87.4 31.8 | 240 76 65.8 37.5 24 266 10313 250 105 98.7 35.9 | 242 88 77.1 41.6 25 264 10363 250 105 98.7 35.9 | 242 88 77.1 41.6 26 250 10730 255 100 96.6 25.9 | 247 81 75.0 31.5 27 210 11887 255 73 70.5 18.9 | 243 55 49.0 24.5 28 200 12210 255 86 83.1 22.3 | 246 68 61.5 27.9 29 191 12497 260 88 86.7 15.3 | 252 68 65.1 20.9 30 174 13106 255 72 69.5 18.6 | 243 54 48.0 24.3 31 158 13716 250 80 75.2 27.4 | 238 63 53.6 33.0 32 150 14021 260 66 65.0 11.5 | 249 47 43.4 17.1 33 150 14030 255 62 59.9 16.0 | 240 44 38.3 21.7 34 143 14326 245 55 49.8 23.2 | 224 40 28.3 28.9 35 129 14935 245 68 61.6 28.7 | 229 53 40.1 34.4 36 123 15240 245 57 51.7 24.1 | 225 42 30.1 29.7 37 106 16154 290 33 31.0 -11.3 | 301 11 9.5 -5.6 38 100 16500 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 191 15 2.9 14.5 39 96 16764 250 26 24.4 8.9 | 191 15 2.9 14.5 40 91 17055 240 25 21.7 12.5 | 180 18 0.1 18.1 41 86 17374 230 23 17.6 14.8 | 169 21 -3.9 20.4 42 82 17678 245 27 24.5 11.4 | 190 17 2.9 17.1 43 78 17983 270 19 19.0 -0.0 | 156 6 -2.6 5.6 44 74 18288 265 8 8.0 0.7 | 115 15 -13.6 6.3 45 70 18593 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 131 20 -15.1 13.3 46 70 18610 235 6 4.9 3.4 | 119 19 -16.6 9.1 47 63 19202 255 2 1.9 0.5 | 107 21 -19.6 6.2 48 60 19507 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 131 20 -15.1 13.3 49 57 19812 225 11 7.8 7.8 | 134 19 -13.8 13.4 50 55 20117 275 15 14.9 -1.3 | 123 8 -6.6 4.3 51 52 20422 20 13 -4.4 -12.2 | 76 27 -26.0 -6.6 52 50 20650 10 5 -0.9 -4.9 | 92 22 -22.4 0.7 53 47 21031 10 10 -1.7 -9.8 | 80 24 -23.3 -4.2 54 45 21336 20 17 -5.8 -16.0 | 69 29 -27.4 -10.3 55 43 21641 90 14 -14.0 0.0 | 99 36 -35.6 5.6 56 41 21946 95 10 -10.0 0.9 | 102 32 -31.5 6.5 57 39 22250 50 10 -7.7 -6.4 | 88 29 -29.2 -0.8 58 35 22860 60 10 -8.7 -5.0 | 91 30 -30.2 0.6 59 33 23165 25 18 -7.6 -16.3 | 70 31 -29.2 -10.7 60 32 23470 75 14 -13.5 -3.6 | 93 35 -35.1 2.0 61 30 23850 100 1 -1.0 0.2 | 104 23 -22.5 5.8 62 29 24079 90 1 -1.0 0.0 | 104 23 -22.6 5.6 63 28 24384 80 4 -3.9 -0.7 | 101 26 -25.5 5.0 64 21 26213 250 14 13.2 4.8 | 141 13 -8.4 10.4 65 20 26440 275 8 8.0 -0.7 | 110 14 -13.6 5.0 66 20 26518 300 13 11.3 -6.5 | 85 10 -10.3 -0.9 67 17 27432 265 9 9.0 0.8 | 117 14 -12.6 6.4 68 16 27737 205 10 4.2 9.1 | 130 23 -17.3 14.7 69 16 28042 215 10 5.7 8.2 | 131 21 -15.8 13.8 70 15 28346 200 11 3.8 10.3 | 132 24 -17.8 16.0 71 14 28956 270 13 13.0 -0.0 | 123 10 -8.6 5.6 72 12 29566 235 23 18.8 13.2 | 172 19 -2.7 18.8 73 12 29870 230 15 11.5 9.6 | 147 18 -10.1 15.3 74 11 30175 240 32 27.7 16.0 | 196 23 6.2 21.6 75 10 30910 260 39 38.4 6.8 | 234 21 16.9 12.4 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 254.7 at 29.7 knts Storm direction: 284.7 at 22.3 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.9 neg: 3.4 tot: 5.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 81.4 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 114.3 neg: -41.2 tot: 73.1 m^2/s^2 ave: 24.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.2 stream: 3.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 0.02 Bulk Shear: 101.66 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 323 13 72 15| 0.0 11.3 11.3| 0.8 -37.1 -36.4 -72.8 -0.70| 12.6 -8.9 1000 316 13 75 13| 0.0 3.5 3.5| 16.9 -37.1 -20.2 -20.2 -0.19| 9.7 -1.8 1500 312 12 80 13| 0.0 3.2 3.2| 25.8 -38.5 -12.7 -8.4 -0.05| 8.3 -0.4 2000 299 12 89 11| 0.0 3.1 3.1| 43.2 -41.1 2.1 1.0 0.13| 8.5 1.1 2500 282 13 108 10| 0.0 4.1 4.1| 76.9 -41.2 35.7 14.3 0.23| 9.8 2.3 3000 269 14 127 10| 1.9 3.4 5.3|114.3 -41.2 73.1 24.4 0.32| 10.2 3.2 4000 261 18 156 9| 2.4 3.6 6.0|148.4 -43.5 104.9 26.2 0.34| 10.4 3.5 5000 256 23 183 11| 2.4 3.3 5.7|188.4 -43.5 145.0 29.0 0.36| 9.4 3.4 6000 255 30 208 15| 3.4 3.3 6.7|319.7 -87.0 232.7 38.8 0.35| 10.1 3.5 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KTWC/skewt/KTWC.skewt.20251018.00.gif